1982 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-001

Description

Among the most sought-after Lincoln Memorial cent varieties of the transitional 1982 date, the DDO-001 displays a medium spread on LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST — the kind of bold, easily visible doubling that earns inclusion in the Fivaz-Stanton Cherrypickers' Guide as FS-101 (034.5). This variety appears on the copper (bronze) Large Date obverse, designated ODV-031 in the VarietyVista classification system, placing it firmly within the pre-transition composition: 95% copper, 5% zinc, weighing 3.1 grams. Die markers UVC-2360 and DMR-005 serve as the primary authentication points, linking the variety to its specific working die marriage in the VarietyVista database. The FS-101 cross-reference is particularly significant — it marks this as the first obverse doubled die variety cataloged in the Cherrypickers' numbering system for the 1982 cent, a distinction reserved for varieties deemed important enough to warrant inclusion in that widely used reference. The 1982 production year is the most complex in Lincoln cent history: mid-year, Philadelphia switched from bronze to copper-plated zinc planchets while simultaneously using both large and small date punch styles, producing four distinct Philadelphia cent subtypes. Attribution by VarietyVista; cross-referenced as FS-101.

Die Markers

• UVC-2360; DMR-005

Attribution History

• FS-101

External References